A very simple meal but so healthy that people have it to recover from hangovers or when feeling weak or unwell. It is common in Andalusia during summer.

Traditional:

(For a litre)

• One or two cloves of garlic (depending on your taste).
• About 100 g of raw almonds.
• 200 g of country bread (white bread from the day before, not crunchy).
• Half a glass of olive oil, (extra, cold pressed)
• Three tblspns of vinegar, cider or a good sherry
• Peeled muscatel grapes, about five per plate.
• Around 750 ml of water
• 1 tbsp of salt.

Pour a glass of water in a large bowl, add all other ingredients bar the grapes. Mix (with an electric mixer) until you get a paste. Dilute with the rest of the water, then put it into the fridge to cool. On serving the cold soup, add the peeled grapes to the separate plates/bowls.

Don't throw away any leftovers, the soup will be good for a few days.

There are a few changes I often make to the original recipe. For example, you could exchange the bread with apples. Try roasted almonds, or use sesame instead. Any grape variety is OK.

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